Contec 12.1 User manual

IPC Series
PANEL-PC 955 Series
Atom N270, AC input, 12.1 model
User’s Manual
CONTEC CO.,LTD.

Check Your Package
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The product consists of the items listed below.
Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your
retailer.
If you use IPC-SLIB-01 (driver&utility software set), download it from the CONTEC’s Web site.
Product Configuration List
PT-955LS
-ACx000
PT-955LS
-ACx121
PT-955LS
-ACx421
Base model OS-installed model with HDD OS-installed model with SSD
Name Pcs. Pcs. Pcs.
Panel-PC 1 1 1
Waterproof packing 1 1 1
Cable clamp 1 1 1
A
C cable clamp 1 1 1
A
C cable 1 1 1
CF card removal prevention fitting 1 1 1
DVI-analog RGB conversion adapter 1 1 1
Pan screws with a washer (M3x6) 4 4*1 4*1
Washer (M4) 12 12 12
Spring Washer (M4) 12 12 12
Nut (M4) 12 12 12
Product guide (this sheet) 1 1 1
IPC Precaution List 1 1 1
Royalty consent contract None 1 1
Setup Procedure Document None 1 1
Recovery Media None 1 1
*1 It is attached to the main body.
*2 The latest user’s manual is available from the CONTEC homepage.
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* See the Product Configuration List to check if all the components are included for the specified number of units.
Copyright
Copyright 2011 CONTEC CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written
consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.
CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this
document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an
omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify CONTEC CO., LTD.
Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in this document or for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.
Trademarks
Intel, Intel Atom, Intel Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. MS, Microsoft
and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks
of their respective holder.
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Table of Contents
Check Your Package................................................................................................................................i
Copyright.................................................................................................................................................ii
Trademarks..............................................................................................................................................ii
Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................iii
1. INTRODUCTION 1
About the Product ...................................................................................................................................1
Features ............................................................................................................................................1
Supported OS ...................................................................................................................................2
Customer Support....................................................................................................................................3
Web Site...........................................................................................................................................3
Limited One-Year Warranty...................................................................................................................3
How to Obtain Service............................................................................................................................3
Liability ...................................................................................................................................................3
Safety Precautions...................................................................................................................................4
Safety Information ...........................................................................................................................4
Caution on the PT-955 Series..........................................................................................................4
2. SYSTEM REFERENCE 7
Specification............................................................................................................................................7
Power Management Features................................................................................................................11
Physical Dimensions.............................................................................................................................12
3. HARDWARE SETUP 13
Before Using the Product for the First Time........................................................................................13
Hardware Setup.....................................................................................................................................14
Attaching the HDD ........................................................................................................................14
Attaching the CF Attachment Fittings ..........................................................................................15
Fastening the Cable........................................................................................................................15
Hardware Setup..............................................................................................................................17
Installation Requirements..............................................................................................................18
4. EACH COMPONENT FUNCTION 21
Component Name..................................................................................................................................21
Bottom view...................................................................................................................................21
System Configuration ...........................................................................................................................22
Component Function.............................................................................................................................23
LED: POWER, ACCESS, STATUS.............................................................................................23
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Main Power switch: MAIN POWER-SW .....................................................................................23
Power switch: POWER SW...........................................................................................................23
Line out Interface: LINE OUT.......................................................................................................23
Mic in Interface: MIC ....................................................................................................................23
Giga bit-Ethernet: LAN A – B.......................................................................................................24
USB Ports: USB .............................................................................................................................25
Serial Port Interface: SERIAL A, EXT-A, EXT-B.......................................................................26
DVI Interface: DVI ........................................................................................................................27
Serial-ATA: S-ATA .......................................................................................................................28
CF Card Connector (Primary IDE Connection): CF1 - 2 .............................................................29
5. BIOS SETUP 31
Introduction............................................................................................................................................31
Starting Setup.........................................................................................................................................31
Using Setup.....................................................................................................................................32
Getting Help....................................................................................................................................32
In Case of Problems .......................................................................................................................32
A Final Note About Setup..............................................................................................................32
Main Menu.............................................................................................................................................33
Setup Items .....................................................................................................................................33
Standard CMOS Setup ..........................................................................................................................35
Main Menu Selections...........................................................................................................................36
IDE Adapters..................................................................................................................................37
Advanced BIOS Features Setup............................................................................................................38
CPU Feature...........................................................................................................................................39
Hard Disk Boot Priority ........................................................................................................................40
Virus Warning ................................................................................................................................41
Advanced Chipset Features Setup.........................................................................................................48
PCI Express Root Port Function...........................................................................................................51
VGA setting...........................................................................................................................................52
Integrated Peripherals............................................................................................................................53
OnChip IDE Device...............................................................................................................................54
On Chip Serial ATA setting..................................................................................................................58
Onboard Device.....................................................................................................................................59
Super IO Device ....................................................................................................................................63
Power Management Setup.....................................................................................................................65
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ...............................................................................................................71
IRQ Resources.......................................................................................................................................73
PCI Express relative items ....................................................................................................................76
PC Health Status....................................................................................................................................77
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Frequency/Voltage Control...................................................................................................................79
Defaults Menu.......................................................................................................................................80
Supervisor/User Password Setting .......................................................................................................81
Exit Selecting ........................................................................................................................................82
POST Messages.....................................................................................................................................82
POST Beep............................................................................................................................................82
Error Messages......................................................................................................................................83
6. APPENDIX 85
Memory Map.........................................................................................................................................85
I/O Port Addresses ................................................................................................................................86
Interrupt Level List ...............................................................................................................................87
POST Codes ..........................................................................................................................................88
Serial I/O Address and Register Function............................................................................................93
Watch-Dog-Timer.................................................................................................................................99
Life of SSD..........................................................................................................................................103
Battery .................................................................................................................................................104
7. LIST OF OPTIONS 106
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1. Introduction
About the Product
This product is a fanless PANEL-PC for embedded use based on Intel (R) Atom processor N270 and a
945GSE (GMA950 incorporated) chipset. Adoption of the long life power saving LED and Intel (R)
Atom processor offers low power consumption while ensuring sufficient performance.
The “resource-saving PC” contributes power-saving of equipment to reduce your running cost and to
promote energy efficiency.
It has extended interfaces such as 1000BASE-T, USB2.0, and serial. It adopts CF card for the storage and
is fanless, which simplifies the maintenance. SSD model demonstrates the totally spindleless design and
realizes higher reliability.
Embedded-type CPU and chip set have been adopted. The use of readily available parts ensures the ease
of the use of the product. In addition, the use of Contec-customized BIOS allows support to be provided
at the BIOS level.
This product is available in the following 3 models:
- Base model with Intel Atom Processor N270 1.60GHz
PT-955LS-AC5000 (Memory 1GB, without OS, CF, HDD and SSD)
- OS-installed HDD model with Intel Atom Processor N270 1.60GHz
PT-955LS-AC5121 (Memory 1GB, Windows XP Professional (Japanese), HDD 80GB)
- OS-installed SSD model with Intel Atom Processor N270 1.60GHz
PT-955LS-AC5421 (Memory 1GB, Windows XP Professional (Japanese), SSD 8GB)
Features
- Contributing to reduction of running cost and promotion of energy efficiency
Power consumption is about 10% less compared to the conventional standard model
(IPC-PT/L630S(PCI)C). Due to adoption of the low power consumption LED backlight and Intel (R)
Atom processor N270, low power consumption, approximately 54VA even at a high load condition, is
achieved at the same time sufficient performance is ensured, contributing to the lesser running cost.
- Fanless design that reduces maintenance work
This product's fanless design is free from dusts and foreign objects, and the use of the parts that degrades
over the years is avoided in most case, resulting in drastic alleviation of the maintenance burden. SSD
model is the perfect spindleless design and has higher reliability.
- High definition supported DVI external display output
This product has the up to 1920 x 1080 pixels DVI external display output as standard feature. A
stand-alone two-displays application which, for example, displays the screen on a big LCD TV separately
from the main LCD, can be built. Also, with the accompanying analog RGB (15 pin HD-SUB)
conversion adapter, connecting to an analog RGB display is supported.
- Remote power management function to reduce operation tasks
This product supports timed/automated system start-up (Resume By Alarm). For example, it enables
unattended operation, such as starting to show information of an establishment in unison at opening time.
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Also, it supports system start-up externally via network (Wake On LAN) and modem (Power On by Ring).
It encourages significant labor saving in operation.
- Major types of peripherals are supported with rich interfaces including the two CF card slots
It has a variety of extended interface such as 1000BASE-T x 2, USB2.0 x 4, serial (RS-232C) x 3.
It has 2 CF card slots that can use for OS and data. They are very useful because you can use HDD/SSD
for system start-up and CF for maintenance, system log, or taking away the collected data.
- Falling-off prevention tools and cable clamps provided to avoid trouble caused by disconnected cable
This product stays trouble-free, being equipped with USB removal prevention fitting and cable clamp for
connectors with no locking mechanism, such as USB cable, and with hardware to properly mount and
avoid falling out of CF card.
- Safety design required for embedded applications
Retention of CMOS data by EEPROM allows the system to start up even when the battery has run out. It
is designed for safety required for embeddeding purpose, for example, it adopts the special HDD/SSD
with higher reliability and longer life.
- A wide range of power supplies supported
As the product supports a wide range of power 100 - 240VAC (50 / 60Hz), it can be used in a variety of
power environments.
- Touch panel enables keyboard-less operation.
These products have analog touch panel enabling mouse emulation using driver software.
Supported OS
- Windows XP Professional
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Customer Support
CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently and
comfortably.
Web Site
Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/
Latest product information
CONTEC provides up-to-date information on products.
CONTEC also provides product manuals and various technical documents in the PDF.
Free download
You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in
several languages.
Note! For product information
Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price,
delivery time, or estimate information.
Limited One-Year Warranty
CONTEC products are warranted by CONTEC CO., LTD. to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for up to one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser.
Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the original
invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office, from
which it was purchased.
This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the electronic circuitry and
original products. The warranty is not applicable if the device has been tampered with or damaged
through abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or unreasonable use, or if the original invoice is not included, in
which case repairs will be considered beyond the warranty policy.
How to Obtain Service
For replacement or repair, return the device freight prepaid, with a copy of the original invoice. Please
obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization number (RMA) from the CONTEC group office where you
purchased before returning any product.
* No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without the RMA number.
Liability
The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will the warrantor be
liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences that arise from
inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction of this device.
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